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Tampa Mayor Will Declare Juneteenth A City Holiday
St. Pete Mayor Has Ethics Complaint Filed Against Him
Failed mayoral candidate Vince Nowicki has filed an ethics com- plaint against Mayor Ken Welch accusing the mayor of nepo- tism for appointing a family member to an administra- tive position in City Hall.
During a City Hall public forum, Nowicki stated that he had filed a complaint against Welch regarding the appointment of
ST. PETERSBURG MAYOR KEN WELCH
James Corbett
to city develop- ment administra- tor.
TAMPA MAYOR JANE CASTOR
Tampa
Jane Castor plans to sign an executive order
making Juneteenth a city holiday after the Tampa City Council approves the mayor’s proposed budget by the September 30 deadline.
The announcement was made by the mayor’s Chief of Staff John Bennett.
Earlier this year
Councilman Or- lando Gudes asked for the budget to in- clude allowances for city offices and opera- tions to be closed on June 19th.
Mayor
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